Application to Use Burden/Hours from Generic PRA Clearance:
Medicaid and CHIP State Plan, Waiver, and Program Submissions
(CMS-10398, OMB 0938-1148)
Information Collection #30 State Reporting Medicaid Payment Suspension
November 2017
Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) work in partnership with States to implement Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Together these programs provide health coverage to millions of Americans. Medicaid and CHIP are based in Federal statute, associated regulations and policy guidance, and the approved State plan documents that serve as a contract between CMS and States about how Medicaid and CHIP will be operated in that State. CMS works collaboratively with States in the ongoing management of programs and policies, and CMS continues to develop implementing guidance and templates for States to use to elect new options available as a result of the Affordable Care Act or to comply with new statutory provisions. CMS also continues to work with States through other methods to further the goals of health reform, including program waivers and demonstrations, and other technical assistance initiatives.
Statutory and Regulatory Authority: Section 6402(h)(2) of the Affordable Care Act, Suspension of Medicaid Payments Pending Investigation of Credible Allegations of Fraud amended section 1903(i)(2) of the Social Security Act (Act) to provide that Federal Financial Participation (FFP) in the Medicaid program shall not be made with respect to any amount expended for items or services (other than an emergency item or service, not including items or services furnished in an emergency room of a hospital) furnished by an individual or entity to whom a state has failed to suspend payments under the plan during any period when there is pending an investigation of a credible allegation of fraud against the individual or entity as determined by the state, unless the state determines that good cause exists not to suspend such payments. On February 2, 2011, CMS published the final rule implementing this program integrity provision in CMS-6028-FC, with an effective date of March 25, 2011. Implementing Federal regulations can be found at 42 CFR 455.23.
Description of Collection: State written notification to CMS regarding the imposition and subsequent removal of Medicaid payment suspensions commensurate with the respective notices furnished to providers.
Purpose: State reporting of Medicaid payment suspensions will enable CMS to determine whether such suspensions may adversely impact beneficiaries’ access to medical care, cause significant disruption to beneficiaries’ continuity of care or otherwise diminish states’ general obligation to preserve the overall health of the Medicaid program.
No deviations are requested.
The total approved burden ceiling of the generic ICR is 86,240 hours, and CMS previously requested to use 66,261 hours, leaving our burden ceiling at 19,979 hours.
The total burden deducted from the total for this request is 1,040 hours.
Wage Estimate
To derive average costs, we used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for all salary estimates (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). In this regard, the following table presents the mean hourly wage, the cost of fringe benefits (calculated at 100 percent of salary), and the adjusted hourly wage.
Occupation Title |
Occupation Code |
Mean Hourly Wage ($/hr) |
Fringe Benefit ($/hr) |
Adjusted Hourly Wage ($/hr) |
Computer and Information Analyst |
15-1120 |
$44.36 |
$44.36 |
$88.72 |
As indicated, we are adjusting our employee hourly wage estimates by a factor of 100 percent. This is necessarily a rough adjustment, both because fringe benefits and overhead costs vary significantly from employer to employer, and because methods of estimating these costs vary widely from study to study. Nonetheless, there is no practical alternative and we believe that doubling the hourly wage to estimate total cost is a reasonably accurate estimation method.
Burden Estimates
CMS anticipates that approximately 30 – 35 states will submit copies of their provider payment suspension notices to CMS. CMS is asking states to copy CMS on notices states send to providers and send such notices to a dedicated CMS mailbox regarding the imposition and subsequent removal of a Medicaid payment suspension. CMS anticipates the volume of payment suspension notices from all states will range between 15 – 20 notices (aggregate) per week or 1,040 notices/year (aggregate).
Based upon CMS's previous experiences, we estimate that on average, it will take a state 1 hour to complete and submit a notice. We estimate that 1,040 notices will be submitted on an annual basis for a total annual burden of 1,040 hours (1,040 notices x 1 hour).
In aggregate, we estimate 1,040 hours (1,040 responses x 1 hours) at a cost of $92,268.80 (1,040 hrs x $88.72/hr).
Attachments
None.
Not applicable. This is an extension (without change) of a currently approved GenIC.
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